PDP not afraid of probe, says Metuh

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is not afraid of probe of the activities of its leaders since 1999.

Its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, stated this in a statement yesterday.

The party asked the opposition to prove itself by “accusing the regime of corruption” in the few states it controls as a demonstration of its fidelity to the anti- corruption cause.

Metuh pointed out that the ruling party established the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Crimes Commission (ICPC) and the Freedom of Information Act for the purpose of fighting corruption in the first place.

The PDP hailed the manifesto of the merging All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it, however, as “a very poor imitation, a bland parody of the manifesto of the Peoples Democratic Party”.

The ruling party scorned at the opposition parties, saying victory would not be offered them by chance and media bombast.

“The leaders and members of the APC are entertaining themselves. The oppositions are in their dream world.

“They are in deep slumber but will soon wake up to the stark reality that it takes more than noise making to defeat the PDP, the only truly national political party in Nigeria, with impregnable structures in every polling booth, every ward, local government and every state of the federation. They will wake up on the eve of 2015 and see us once again in power.

“Those who recited the parable of the bloody baboon and monkey and other fellows who pledged the impossible in desperation, may engage in demagoguery to throw the state into chaos. Nigerians are however wiser,” the statement added